2008-07-15T16:14:56Z 2008-12-31 23 <p><strong>Profile: </strong>Josefina sent her application to Reason to Give asking for a computer. While sharing her need she told a somber (and all too common) story of a Humboldt Park family devastated by gang violence. Josefina's 15-year-old son was killed in a gang-related incident. While proud to be part of a thriving Puerto Rican community she prays for change and a better, safer life for all her neighbors.</p> <p>As she heads off to Northeastern University to study Criminal Justice, Josefina's oldest daughter, Vanessa, is determined to be a part of that change. Vanessa wants to help others stay safe and is determined to be a role model in the community. A computer would be essential to Vanessa's upcoming college career as well as help her younger sister Stephanie with her schoolwork.</p> image/jpeg ChavezJosefina_Thumb_Build.jpg 40841 2008-11-19T18:50:07Z 21 2 <p>Josefina's son was tragically killed in gang violence prompting her eldest daughter to study criminal justice. Having been accepted to college, a new computer could really help with those pursuits.</p> 3 2010-02-15T21:10:02Z video/quicktime 08ChavezJosephina.mov 14535543 2008-11-20T22:33:09Z